catsitter
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From cat + sitter or catsit + -er.
Noun
[edit]catsitter (plural catsitters)
- One who acts as babysitter for a cat in the owner's absence.
- 1974, Don Robertson, Praise the human season:
- Still, don't you think he'd be happier staying home, with a catsitter to take care of him?
- 2004, Linda Anderson, Angel Cats: Divine Messengers of Comfort:
- She loved me, my parents, my friends, her catsitters, and even visiting cable repairmen and plumbers, in whose toolboxes she liked to nap.
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[edit]Translations
[edit]one who takes care of cats when the owner is absent
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